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Table 3 Clinical presentation, laboratory data, treatment and outcome of CNO patients cohort divided following presence or absence of FBLIM1 variant. § 9 patients were lost at last follow-up

From: High prevalence of rare FBLIM1 gene variants in an Italian cohort of patients with Chronic Non-bacterial Osteomyelitis (CNO)

 

Patients without FBLIM1 variants (62 patients)

Patients with FBLIM1 variants (18 patients)

P

Gender female

41 (66%)

11 (61%)

0,78

Median Age at onset

9.5 y (range 1.5–16)

8.9 y (range 1,5–12)

0,97

Clinical data

 Fever

30 (48%)

4 (22%)

0,06

 Swelling

11 (18%)

7 (38%)

0,1

 Pain

60 (96%)

15 (83%)

0,07

Sites

 

8.9 (median)

 

 Long bones

46 (74%)

13 (72%)

1,0

 Pelvis

23 (37%)

11 (61%)

0,1

 Column

22 (35%)

5 (27%)

0,78

 Clavicle

16 (26%)

5 (27%)

1,0

 Chest and ribs

24 (39%)

3 (16%)

0,09

 Foot and hands

15 (24%)

4 (22%)

1,0

 Mandible

11 (18%)

1 (5%)

0,28

 Skulls

3 (5%)

0 (0%)

1,0

Skin involvements

11 (18%)

4 (22%)

0,73

Bowel involvements

3 (5%)

1 (6%)

1,0

Renal involvements

2 (3%)

0 (0%)

1,0

Laboratory data

 Elevated CRP

32 (52%)

14 (77%)

0,06

 Elevated ESR

41 (66%)

13 (72%)

0,78

Treatment

 NSAIDs

55 (89%)

17 (94%)

0,67

 Steroids

20 (32%)

6 (33%)

1,0

 MTX

12 (19%)

3 (16%)

1,0

 Sulfasalazine

10 (16%)

3 (16%)

1,0

 Adalimumab

3 (5%)

1 (5%)

1,0

 Etanercept

8 (13%)

2 (11%)

1,0

 Infliximab

3 (5%)

2 (11%)

0,31

 Anakinra

9 (15%)

3 (17%)

1,0

 Neridronate

2 (3%)

1 (6%)

1,0

 Pamidronate

29 (47%)

8 (44%)

1,0

Outcome at last follow up§

 Remission without therapy

32 (52%)

5 (28%)

0,11

 Remission on therapy

18 (29%)

5 (28%)

1,0

 Active disease

6 (10%)

5 (28%)

0,11